Australia battles Venezuela in pool F

Rio de Janeiro, August 8, 2016 – Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy of Australia will try to win their second match in pool F against Venezuela’s Norisbeth Agudo/Olaya Pazo, who lost their opening round match.

Head to Head

The two teams have not met in FIVB World Tour competition.

Historically the #7 seed has won two of the three pool play matches against the #19 seed in the Olympic Games.  The higher seed won in three sets in London (2012) and straight sets in Athens (2004), while the lower seed pulled the upset in three sets in Beijing (2008).

Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy, Australia, Seed #7, Pool F, 1-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.4483 Point Ratio, Qualified 7th with 5,470 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period

• Louise: August 7, 1981 (34y11m30d), 184 cm (6’0″), 72 kg (160 lbs.), Hometown Melbourne, 79th FIVB World Tour event, $285,987 career winnings (ranks 58th)

• Taliqua: June 25, 1992 (24y1m12d), 184 cm (6’0″), 68 kg (151 lbs.), Hometown Kingaroy, 43rd FIVB World Tour event, $180,737 career winnings (ranks 96th)

• Louise and Taliqua have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 39th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together with $357,225 in career winnings (ranks 43rd).

• Louise has played in five FIVB World Tour final fours with one silver medal, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes.

• Taliqua has played in three FIVB World Tour final fours with one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.

• Louise and Taliqua have played in three Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Porec Major 2015, 4th Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, 4th Vitória Open 2016).

• Louise finished 19th in the Olympic Games with Becchara Palmer in 2012 (London).

• Louise and Taliqua finished 17th in the …

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